Dunne was not an A-List, box-office hurling star like DJ Carey, but he had a story to tell all the same. Not long after Liam Dunne retired from intercounty hurling in 2003, he was approached to write his autobiography. So, he was a cash cow in his own right and his story proved to be a huge success, with the book shifting close to 18,000 copies which was - and still is - a significant… The players are learning all the time — they took some heavy knocks and beatings, a lot was said, but they know what we are trying to doHe also had an All Ireland medal to show his credentials and three All Stars to separate him from most of the other hurlers of the 1990s.

Source: The Times July 07, 2016 23:03 UTC